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CVE-2023-53161

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CVE-2023-53161 describes an out-of-bounds array access vulnerability in the buffered-reader Rust crate prior to version 1.1.5, impacting products like sequoia-pgp. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, < 1.0.2CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:sequoia-pgp:buffered-reader:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
>= 1.1.0, < 1.1.5CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:sequoia-pgp:buffered-reader:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
< 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sequoia-pgp:buffered-reader:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

2.9LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.4
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 15th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: buffered-readerFixed in: 1.0.2
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: buffered-readerFixed in: 1.1.5
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: rust-rpm-sequoia
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: rust-sequoia-sq
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: rust-sequoia-sqv
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: trustee-guest-components
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: rust-rpm-sequoia
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: trustee-guest-components
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: kata-containers
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Trusted Profile AnalyzerFixed in: rhtpa/rhtpa-trustification-service-rhel9

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2023-53161Low

buffered-reader: Buffered-Reader Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability

Jul 28, 2025
rustGHSA-29mf-62xx-28jqlow

buffered-reader vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access leading to panic

Jun 6, 2023

References

crates.io / crates/buffered-reader
Product
github.com / advisories/GHSA-29mf-62xx-28jq
Third Party Advisory
gitlab.com / sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/tags/buffered-reader%2Fv1.0.2
Release Notes
gitlab.com / sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/tags/buffered-reader%2Fv1.1.5
Release Notes
lists.sequoia-pgp.org / hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/SN2E3QRT4DMQ5JNEK6VIN6DJ5SH766DI
Patch
rustsec.org / advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0039.html
Third Party Advisory